Searching for an ER Object Using the Advanced Search

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To perform an advanced search:

1. Open the Advanced Search page.
2. In the Search Text field, enter a valid search string.
3. Check "Include matches for similar-sounding words" to search for text that sounds like the search text.
4. In the Filters field, select any of the available options:
   • All. Search for any ER object.
   • Data. Search only for ER/Studio Data Architect objects.
   • Business. Search only for ER/Studio Business Architect objects.
5. In the Modification area, you can define a specific period of time and user. The search results only contain ER objects modified by the specified user during the specified period of time.
   1. In the Modified field, select a period of time. Select "anytime" not to restrict results by their last modification date.
   2. In the By field, enter the name of a user. Leave the field empty not to restrict the results to those modified by a specific user.
6. In the Object Type area, you can select the ER object types that you want to include in the search. To select multiple items in the list, hold the Ctrl key and click the target items. To not filter by ER object type, check the All option.
7. In the Property area, you can define pairs of properties and values that must match in the search results. To add a property-value pair to filter the search results:
   1. In the Name field:
      1. Click the ellipsis button. ER/Studio Team Server displays a list of properties.
      2. Select the target object type in the Highlight properties for combo box.
      3. Click the target property from the list of properties.
   2. In the Value field, enter a valid value for the selected property. This will limit the search results to ER objects where the selected property has this value.
   3. Optionally, click on the left-hand side of the Name and Value fields to indicate that this is an mandatory inclusion search criteria.

      Notes:

      • If you do not click the search string is considered optional, and not required for a match.
      • Click to exclude the specified property-value pair from the search results.

   If you need additional property-value fields, click the button on the right-hand side of the first set of Name and Value fields.

8. In the Sorting combo box, you can select a field to sort the search results.
9. In the Pagination combo box, you can select the number of results to show per page.
10. Click Search. The Advanced Search page reloads to show the search results.

The results of the advanced search are displayed by default in HTML format. To view the results in table format, click View as table at the top left-hand side of the results results page.

At the bottom of the search results page you can specify a different search criteria, and search again to further refine your search.

See Also

• Writing an Advanced Search String
• Saving Favorite Searches
• Advanced Search